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Airline travelers are going nowhere fast because of the blizzard bearing down on the Northeast. By early Monday evening, more than 6,700 U.S. flights through Tuesday had already been scrubbed, according to tracking service FlightAware.com. Most were to or from cities in the storm's path, from Washington through New York to Boston. And 2,000 flights had been delayed. Cancelations and delays will spill over into Wednesday, if not longer. Airlines cancel flights before storms arrive to prevent passengers from driving to the airport and getting stranded in the terminal. Airlines also want to avoid having their planes stuck at snowed-in airports. Most major U.S. carriers said they would...

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Airline travelers are going nowhere fast because of the blizzard bearing down on the Northeast. By early Monday evening, more than 6,700 U.S. flights through Tuesday had already been scrubbed, according to tracking service FlightAware.com. Most were to or...

William Shatner is fighting back after the New York Daily News posted on Twitter an early look at its Sunday cover, which called the actor "Captain Jerk" for not attending the funeral of fellow "Star Trek" actor Leonard Nimoy.
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THE BEST WAY TO THE HOPI INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZ.
From LAX, US Airways and American offer connecting service (change of planes) to Flagstaff, Ariz. Restricted round-trip airfares begin at $279, including taxes and fees. It's 92 miles to the...

A spokeswoman for Los Angeles airport police says they do not know who incorrectly said an armed man was on the loose in a terminal, spurring a panic. Sgt. Belinda Joseph said Tuesday that the police activity outside an airport terminal on Monday likely...

About 20 passengers, some of them screaming and trampling others, fled through emergency doors and onto the tarmac at a Los Angeles International Airport terminal Monday after someone incorrectly said an armed man was on the loose, authorities and...

You want free checked bags and extra legroom. Priority boarding sounds nice too.
But those perks are reserved for road warriors, the elite fliers among us, right? Not necessarily.
Fliers in the Southland can reach elite status with as few as six...

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Go ahead. Tell people you're traveling to Antarctica and wait for the responses:
"Wait, what? Did you say Antarctica?"
"Be sure to get a selfie with a polar bear, OK?"
"You're gonna freeze your [you-know-what] off!"
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My colleagues Bill Plaschke, Bill Shaikin and Meg James are reporting that for the second year in a row, Los Angeles Dodger games may be blacked out for TV viewers in Southern California, except for subscribers to Time Warner...

Spirit Airlines says it will start offering nonstop daily flights from BWI Airport to Atlanta and Los Angeles. The airline said Tuesday that flights to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will begin June 18, and flights to Los Angeles...

By the plodding standards of big development in Southern California, the plan to build a football stadium in Inglewood is moving at a brisk pace.
The developers aim to slice through red tape that normally entangles major projects — often for years — by...

Poker professional and Internet playboy Dan Bilzerian and a pal capitalized on Bilzerian's substantial Instagram following Friday to avoid prosecution on felony explosives charges in Las Vegas. Bilzerian's lawyer, David Chesnoff, told a judge his client...

Flash sales are great but often they're over before you've heard about them.
Here's advance notice on two that will work for bargain-hunters flying from L.A. to Atlanta or seeking a New York City hotel deal.
Southwest Airlines: The sale launched...

You've worked hard for your award ticket, piling up miles in hopes of the free ticket at the end of the rainbow.
But surprise: "Award tickets are never free," says Ben Schlappig, an award travel expert and the founder of the blog One Mile at...

One of the longest-held prisoners at Guantanamo Bay alleges in a book to be published Tuesday that he was tortured and abused during his early years in U.S. captivity.
The 466-page book, partially redacted by U.S. officials, appears to be the first...

Question: On Dec. 26, my 11-year-old great-nephew, CJ, boarded a United Airlines flight from LAX to Denver and then on to Durango, Colo. He was traveling with his 15-year-old cousin and 13-year-old sister to spend a long weekend with his grandfather,...

A humanoid robot with a head, hands and feet and wearing stylish red sneakers boarded a flight for Germany at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, becoming what was billed as the first robot traveling as a paid passenger on an airline.
The robot,...

The black SUV drove up to the hotel entrance and idled for a few moments before Alabama's offensive coordinator emerged from the back seat.
Lane Kiffin pulled his black suit jacket over his lavender shirt and straightened his crimson necktie.
“All...

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man charged in the 2013 attack that killed a TSA officer at Los Angeles International Airport, according to a document filed in federal court Friday.
Paul Anthony Ciancia, 24, was...

The fitful two-decade effort to return an NFL team to Los Angeles seemed to reach a watershed moment this week with one NFL owner's proposal to build a stadium in Inglewood.
But the initiative has done nothing to dim the hopes of others claiming that...